CVE-2018-5704
Publication date 16 January 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD) 0.10.0 does not block attempts to use HTTP POST for sending data to 127.0.0.1 port 4444, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-protocol scripting attacks, and consequently execute arbitrary commands, via a crafted web site.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| openocd | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.9.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.6 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |